Took a walk down the avenueSaw this man that I thought I knewI said to the man "How's your day?"He looked at me and this is what he saidHe don't wanna be a rich man, a poor manHe wants to live his life live it like a free manHas to work, struggling everydayCoz Lord it's freezing (It's so cold)

He's got a bag of paper and a bottle of rumKeeping the freeze awayIt's so damn coldHe's got his favourite picture of his wife and kidsAnd a house so far away

Have mercy, mercy, mercy, mercyHave mercy, mercy, mercy, mercyIt could be you, it could be me

(Lord it's cold and the mercury's falling)

She hides behind the wallIt's the lady from down the hallEveryday living in fearI'll put my heart inside her tearsGot a man she couldn't pleaseShe got a baby in her belly, one on her kneesShe needs to eatCoz Lord it's freezing (It's so cold)

She got no money in her purse, no friends any moreHe chased them all awayIt's so damn coldShe's got???, never changePeople hear me when I say

Have mercy, mercy, mercy, mercyHave mercy, mercy, mercy, mercyIt could be you, it could be me

Somebody tell me how does it feelSome many people living in fearNo place for the future, no hope in your heartWhere do we start?

Have mercy, mercy, mercy, mercyHave mercy, mercy, mercy, mercyIt could be you, it could be me

???Let the poor man die?? In the air and it will follow up in your eyeThis is the truth, me tell no lie